Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19239
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19239 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SG5 1PH
Crime trends · near SG5 1PH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY -20%
ASB
14
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
5
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,214
White Brit.65.2%
Other White10.5%
Indian3.9%
Bangladeshi2.7%
Other Asian2.3%
+ 8 other groups · 15.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,200
No religion48.8%
Christian33.5%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim5.5%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 4.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,824
75–8477.9%
85 years and over4.4%
65–744.4%
35–493.8%
25–343.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.2%
Households
Total households: 1,150
Other35.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.0%
Any member 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 23.6%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hitchin Bearton
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Hertfordshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010A E01023601
E01023601
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010A E01023601
E01023601
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2004
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> Present
August 2004 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 1PH introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19239
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023601 and MSOA E02004918 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1PH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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